Where does “meremaiden” come from?

meremaiden (Middle English) comes from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

meremaiden (Middle English): mermaid

Definitions

  1. mermaid

Ancestry of “meremaiden”, step by step

meremaiden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English mere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
2Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
3Old Englishbyriġ
4Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
5Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-

via Middle English maiden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaidenmaiden
2Old Englishmæġdenmaiden, virgin, girl, maid, servant
3Proto-West Germanicmagadīnlittle girl
4Proto-West Germanic-īnCreates adjectives from nouns with the sense...
5Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “meremaiden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic burgzEvery word from Old English burg